Sri Lanka elects new parliament

Sri Lankans are voting for a new parliament - two months after President Mahinda Rajapaksa was re-elected to power with a clear margin.His government has since then locked up the principal defeated presidential candidate, Sarath Fonseka.And the opposition...

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Geithner set for talks on yuan during visit to China

US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is due in China for talks with Vice-Premier Wang Qishan to discuss a long-running dispute over the yuan.The last-minute visit comes as the US tries to persuade China to allow its currency to trade more freely on...

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Sudan's Umma party declares election boycott

One of Sudan's key opposition parties has said that it plans to boycott the country's elections.A spokesman said the Umma party would not take part in the presidential, parliamentary or state polls.Sudan's first multi-party elections since 1986 are...

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Kyrgyzstan opposition sets up 'people's government'

The opposition in Kyrgyzstan says it is setting up a "people's government" after deadly clashes left dozens dead.An opposition leader and former foreign minister, Roza Otunbayeva, told the news channel that new defence and interior ministers had been...

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